HUDSONIAN CHICKADEE. 



740. Parus hudsoriicus. 5 inches. 



Crown and back brownish. 



The habits of this little northerner are like those 

 of the bird that we know so well; if anything they 

 are even more tame than our bird, especially in the 

 vicinity of lumbermen 's camps. They are only met 

 with along our northern border or casually farther 

 south; I have seen one individual in company with 

 other Chickadees in Massachusetts. 



Song. Not distinguishable from that of our Chick- 

 adee, but uttered more incessantly. 



Nest. In cavities of stumps, trees, posts or tele- 

 phone poles, the cavity being lined with grass, 

 feathers and fur; the six or seven eggs are white 

 sprinkled with brown (.60 x .46). 



Bange. Resident in Canp^a and the northern bor- 

 der of the U. S. 



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